Armchair Science: DNA Strands That Select Nanotubes Are First Step to a Practical ‘Quantum Wire’ (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Armchair Science: DNA Strands That Select Nanotubes Are First Step to a Practical ‘Quantum Wire’

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Wrapped up in their work: this molecular model shows a single-strand DNA molecule (yellow ribbon) coiled around an "armchair" carbon nanotube.

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Roxbury, Jagota/NIST

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